Huffington Magazine Issue 43 | Page 32

Voices JON RONSON HUFFINGTON 04.07.13 PSYCHOLOGY COURTESY OF TED The Story of a Man Who Faked Insanity MY TEDTALK was for an experimental TED called TED Full Spectrum. Chris Anderson said he was tired of people getting up on stage with nothing but a Powerpoint. That’s why I’m not alone on stage. Behind me are Julian Treasure and Evan Grant. They’re responding live to what I’m saying with audio and visuals stored on their computers. If I veer off, they have to veer off with me. They were great, although we do look like a synth-pop band doing one of those ‘80s nostalgia tours. My talk is based on my book, The Psychopath Test. It’s in part about a man called Tony. He swears he JON RONSON EXPLAINS the nuances of insanity in his 2012 T